COMES OFF Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

comes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of come off

as in happens

to take place couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years

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as in succeeds

to turn out as planned or desired the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed

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Recent Examples of comes off As the backlash against Cunningham’s comments continues to pick up speed, other players have since made statements in support of trans inclusion, and the crowd at recent Fever games has been heard booing when Cunningham comes off the bench. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 On July 12, Fable 5 comes off subscription plans and moves to prepaid usage credits at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 And then, there’s the leader, who breaks down just about every huddle when the team comes off the field and prepares to bat. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026 The letter comes off way too aggressive, according to Hauf. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 4 May 2026 This large cooler has two handles on the sides, and the lid comes off completely. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Tina Brown, who literally comes off better than any other person in the Epstein files, had been in business with Weinstein. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026 This all comes off as quite wholesome and healthy and refreshing to the large group of investors who spent the past three years bemoaning the increasing concentration of market value in a small cluster of AI-chasing tech platform giants. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026 The ad comes off the heels of — but is seemingly not actually connected to — Song Sung Blue, the music drama about the tumultuous lives of Neil Diamond tribute musicians Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Kate Hudson), also known as Lightning and Thunder. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026

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Verb

When your braking system is working optimally, much of the shock absorption happens in the larger posterior chain muscles of the back of your body — specifically your lower back, glutes, hamstrings and calves.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
And as that happens, financing and scale begin to matter more than owning the frontier model itself.

— Amit Joshi, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of happens

Verb

Final Thoughts The HeyGears Reflex RS Turbo succeeds by focusing on the entire printing experience rather than chasing a single specification.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Taylor succeeds Casper Gram Hvejsel and will lead Ecco’s global commercial agenda, with global marketing reporting into the role.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of succeeds

Verb

The goal is to keep more legal work in-house and use outside counsel only when there is a specific reason to do so.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
In a recent letter to the communities, CMS didn’t make any promises about a last-minute rescue and warned prices might be higher if there is an emergency allocation.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of is

Verb

The equation works out to a long-term ownership period of over 22 years for average drivers.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Returning and reflying both Starship stages is a key component in SpaceX's design for the giant rocket, which will be the largest, most powerful launch vehicle in history once the company works out all its kinks.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of works out

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Publishers like Phia are prohibited from dropping cookies automatically unless a shopper clicks on a Phia link or uses a coupon offered by the company, according to rules set out in platform partners’ contracts.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Now media has decentralized across many formats, and AI does the research before anyone clicks—so being seen isn't being found.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026